Volker Heinz

10.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
173 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Volker Heinz is a scholar working on Food Science, Biotechnology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Heinz has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Food Science, 61 papers in Biotechnology and 52 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Volker Heinz's work include Microbial Inactivation Methods (57 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (51 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers). Volker Heinz is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Inactivation Methods (57 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (51 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers). Volker Heinz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Serbia. Volker Heinz's co-authors include Dietrich Knorr, Sergiy Smetana, Alexander Mathys, Roman Buckow, Stefan Toepfl, Dong‐Un Lee, Javier Raso, Kemal Aganovic, Achim Knoch and Tomás Bolumar and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Volker Heinz

164 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Applications and potential of ultrasonics in food processing

2004 551 citations Volker Heinz et al. profile →
Meat alternatives: life cycle assessment of most known meat substitutes

2015 377 citations Sergiy Smetana, Alexander Mathys et al. profile →
Sustainability of insect use for feed and food: Life Cycle Assessment perspective

2016 315 citations Sergiy Smetana, Alexander Mathys et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Avoiding Food Neophobia and Increasing Consumer Acceptance of New Food Trends—A Decade of Research

2022 109 citations Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Janusz Gołaszewski et al. Sustainability profile →
Insect-Derived Chitin and Chitosan: A Still Unexploited Resource for the Edible Insect Sector

2023 71 citations Kashif Ur Rehman, Volker Heinz et al. Sustainability profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Heinz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Volker Heinz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Volker Heinz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Volker Heinz. Volker Heinz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High-moisture meat analogs produced from dry-fractionated Faba bean, yellow pea, and functional soy proteins: Effects of mixture design and extrusion parameters on texture properties 2025 ·Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies ·A. M. El-Shamy, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Sami Ghnimi, Md. Kamal Hossain, (unknown), Volker Heinz, (unknown)	4
2	Evaluation of nutritional and techno-functional aspects of black soldier fly high-protein extracts in different developmental stages 2025 ·animal ·Jahangir Khan, Xiaoai Guo, Rohtraud Pichner, Kemal Aganovic, Volker Heinz, (unknown), Sabine Van Miert, Geert R. Verheyen, Andreas Juadjur, Khalil Ur Rehman	2
3	Physical and Sensory Properties of Vegan Organic Microalgae Pasta with High Protein and/or Fiber Content 2025 ·Applied Sciences ·Marie‐Christin Baune, (unknown), (unknown), Frank Schilling, Anna Claret, Luís Guerrero, Ute Bindrich, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung	0
4	Micro- and Macroalgae in Meat Products 2024 ·Foods ·(unknown), Vesna Djordjević, (unknown), Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung, Weizheng Sun, Igor Tomašević	9
5	Manufacture of Low-Na White Soft Brined Cheese: Effect of NaCl Substitution with a Combination of Na-K Salts on Proximate Composition, Mineral Content, Microstructure, and Sensory Acceptance 2024 ·Foods ·Vladimir Kurčubić, Steva Lević, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bojana Danilović, (unknown), Fatih Öz, Volker Heinz, Igor Tomašević	1
6	Ohmic vs. conventional heating: Influence of moderate electric fields on properties of potato protein isolate gels 2023 ·Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies ·(unknown), Stephan Drusch, Stefan Töpfl, Andreas Juadjur, Ute Bindrich, (unknown), Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung	16
7	Meat hybrids–An assessment of sensorial aspects, consumer acceptance, and nutritional properties 2023 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·Marie‐Christin Baune, Keshia Broucke, Sandra Ebert, Monika Gibis, Jochen Weiß, Ulrich Enneking, Adriano Profeta, Nino Terjung, Volker Heinz	31
8	Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting the Color of Fresh Beef Meat—Comprehensive Review 2023 ·Applied Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Monika Gibis, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung, Igor Tomašević	26
9	Two steps of dry fractionation: Comparison and combination of air classification and electrostatic separation for protein enrichment from defatted rapeseed press cake 2023 ·Journal of Food Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Volker Heinz, Nesli Sözer, Pia Silventoinen	13
10	Insect-Derived Chitin and Chitosan: A Still Unexploited Resource for the Edible Insect Sector breakdown → 2023 ·Sustainability ·Kashif Ur Rehman, (unknown), (unknown), Volker Heinz, Kemal Aganovic, Rashid Ur Rehman, János-István Petrusán, Longyu Zheng, Jibin Zhang, (unknown), Muhammad Khalid Mansoor, Christos I. Rumbos, Christos G. Athanassiou, Minmin Cai	71
11	Bacteriobiota and Chemical Changes during the Ripening of Traditional Fermented “Pirot ‘Ironed’ Sausage” 2023 ·Foods ·(unknown), Slaviša Stanković, Tanja Berić, Igor Tomašević, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung, Ivica Dimkić	7
12	Effect of Frozen to Fresh Meat Ratio in Minced Pork on Its Quality 2023 ·Applied Sciences ·Igor Tomašević, Franziska Witte, (unknown), (unknown), Monika Gibis, Jochen Weiß, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Juadjur, Ute Bindrich, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung	2
13	Variations in the Metabolome of Unaged and Aged Beef from Black-and-White Cows and Heifers by 1H NMR Spectroscopy 2023 ·Foods ·(unknown), (unknown), Franziska Witte, Nino Terjung, Volker Heinz, Andreas Juadjur, Monika Gibis	3
14	An automated, modular system for organic waste utilization using Hermetia illucens larvae: Design, sustainability, and economics 2022 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Daniel Pleißner, Janusz Gołaszewski, Volker Heinz, Sergiy Smetana	21
15	Consumer Acceptance and Preference for Camel Milk in Selected European and Mediterranean Countries 2022 ·Sustainability ·Adriano Profeta, Ulrich Enneking, Anna Claret, Luís Guerrero, Volker Heinz	9
16	Influence of Finely Chopped Meat Addition on Quality Parameters of Minced Meat 2022 ·Applied Sciences ·Franziska Witte, (unknown), (unknown), Monika Gibis, Jochen Weiß, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Juadjur, Ute Bindrich, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung	13
17	Consumer preferences for meat blended with plant proteins – Empirical findings from Belgium 2021 ·Future Foods ·Adriano Profeta, Marie‐Christin Baune, Sergiy Smetana, Keshia Broucke, Geert Van Royen, Jochen Weiß, Sophie Hieke, Volker Heinz, Nino Terjung	35
18	Analysis of protein-network formation of different vegetable proteins during emulsification to produce solid fat substitutes 2021 ·Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization ·Marie‐Christin Baune, (unknown), Franziska Witte, Volker Heinz, Ute Bindrich, Jochen Weiß, Nino Terjung	41
19	Spatio‐Temporal Differentiation of Life Cycle Assessment Results for Average Perennial Crop Farm: A Case Study of Peruvian Cocoa Progression and Deforestation Issues 2017 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·(unknown), Sergiy Smetana, (unknown), Volker Heinz, Alexander Mathys	20
20	Sustainability and regions: sustainability assessment in regional perspective 2015 ·Regional Science Policy & Practice ·Sergiy Smetana, Christine Tamásy, Alexander Mathys, Volker Heinz	22

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